Top Marketplace Startups in San Francisco

4 employeesYC S21Early stage

Real estate & construction Marketplaces

PadMapper

Acquired

What they do:

Map-based apartment search.

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2 employeesYC S10Early stage

Travel & hospitality Climate & energy Marketplaces Education

Vayable

Acquired

What they do:

We're building a marketplace for unique travel experiences (it's…

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2 employeesYC S12Early stage

Manufacturing & chips Marketplaces

Layer By Layer

Acquired

What they do:

Acquired by MakerBot in February 2014. A marketplace for 3D…

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2 employeesYC S13Early stage

Creative Market

Acquired

What they do:

Marketplace for graphic design assets

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YC W10Early stage

HR & recruiting Marketplaces

Torch

Shut down

What they do:

Torch is a learning and development company that helps employers manage and measure employee growth at scale. Customers can draw from a pool of over 6000…

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130 employeesYC W18Growth stage

Travel & hospitality Marketplaces

FlightCar

Shut down

What they do:

FlightCar is the Airbnb of Car Rentals at Airports. We allow people…

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51 employeesYC W13Early stage

Move Loot

Shut down

What they do:

Move Loot is the most convenient and economical way to buy and sell…

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51 employeesYC W14Early stage

Real estate & construction Climate & energy Marketplaces

HomeBreeze

Shut down

What they do:

The fastest and easiest way to make home upgrades

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45 employeesYC W21Early stage

Food & agriculture E-commerce & retail Marketplaces

Underground Cellar

Shut down

What they do:

Upgrading Your Wine Experience

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26 employeesYC W15Growth stage

E-commerce & retail Climate & energy Marketplaces

Queenly

Shut down

What they do:

Leading marketplace for formalwear

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13 employeesYC W21Early stage

Crypto & web3 Marketplaces

Abundance Labs

Shut down

What they do:

Abundance Labs incubates and builds alternative currency marketplace…

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12 employeesYC S16Early stage

Mobility & automotive Marketplaces

Ridejoy

Shut down

What they do:

Long-distance carpooling marketplace. Shut down in early 2013.

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11 employeesYC S11Early stage

Real estate & construction Marketplaces

Rentobo

Shut down

What they do:

The easiest way to find a tenant. Rentobo is a tool that makes it…

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11 employeesYC S11Early stage

Balanced

Shut down

What they do:

Payments for Marketplaces

Payments Marketplaces

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11 employeesYC W11Early stage

Mobility & automotive Marketplaces

CarWoo

Shut down

What they do:

The best way to buy a new car.

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11 employeesYC S09Early stage

E-commerce & retail Marketplaces

Tastemaker

Shut down

What they do:

Interior design marketplace and online retailer

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11 employeesYC S12Early stageRemote

E-commerce & retail Marketplaces

StyleBee

Shut down

What they do:

marketplace for beauty services delivered at the convenience of…

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11 employeesYC S15Early stage

Marketplaces Media & entertainment

Artifact

Shut down

What they do:

Personal podcasts with the people in your life

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10 employeesYC S20Early stageRemote

Real estate & construction Marketplaces Social & community

Kopa

Shut down

What they do:

Find furnished rentals and compatible housemates for 1-12 month stays

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6 employeesYC W19Early stageRemote

Real estate & construction Marketplaces

Monthli

Shut down

What they do:

Monthli is the first marketplace for homeowner associations. We…

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4 employeesYC W16Early stage

AI agents & assistants Applied AI & ML Real estate & construction Marketplaces

Upfront

Shut down

What they do:

A personal assistant for every homeowner

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4 employeesYC W23Early stage

INKHUNTER

Shut down

What they do:

Augmented Reality mobile app to try and buy tattoos

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3 employeesYC S18Early stage

HR & recruiting Marketplaces

Talentdrop

Shut down

What they do:

Your personal hiring page.

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3 employeesYC S21Early stageRemote

Venuetastic

Shut down

What they do:

Venue marketplace.

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2 employeesYC W11Early stage

Chirply

Shut down

What they do:

Crowdsourced design marketplace for paper goods.

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2 employeesYC S10Early stage

Travel & hospitality Marketplaces

Roomblocker

Shut down

What they do:

Hotel booking for groups and events.

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2 employeesYC S15Early stage

HR & recruiting Marketplaces

Cherry

Shut down

What they do:

Cherry lets employees choose their own workplace perks.

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2 employeesYC W19Early stage

Social & community Food & agriculture E-commerce & retail Marketplaces

Global Belly

Shut down

What they do:

Marketplace enabling social commerce for brands and content creators.

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2 employeesYC W20Early stageRemote

Foreword

Shut down

What they do:

A marketplace for live, online workshops for professionals

Education Marketplaces

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2 employeesYC S20Early stageRemote

Food & agriculture Logistics & supply chain Marketplaces

Cache

Shut down

What they do:

Online convenience stores fulfilled by tiny, automated dark stores.

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2 employeesYC S21Early stage

Climate & energy Marketplaces

Phoenix Hydrogen

Shut down

What they do:

First commodity marketplace for hydrogen.

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2 employeesYC W22Early stageRemote

Marketplaces Social & community

UpLabs

Shut down

What they do:

UpLabs is the #1 marketplace for designers & developers to find…

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1 employeesYC W16Growth stageRemote